President Irfaan Ali yesterday appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to act as the country’s Commissioner of Police as Nigel Hoppie who was holding the position in an acting capacity heads into pre-retirement leave.
The Office of the Presi-dent in a statement issued yesterday afternoon said that Hicken’s appointment takes effect from tomorrow.
“His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces today appointed Mr Clifton Hicken to act in the Office of the Commission-er of Police in the Guyana Police Force,” the statement said.